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$30 billion | The estimated losses and rebuilding costs that Pakistan was left with after the catastrophic floods it experienced this year. Many developing nations have pointed to the figure as an example of what poorer countries, seen as most vulnerable to climate change, could increasingly contend with. In a victory for those nations, a deal was struck at COP27 to set up a fund that would pay for climate-related damage. But the summit failed to yield commitments to speed up cuts in global emissions. |
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51.8% | The percentage of Twitter users who voted in favor of reinstating former President Donald Trump's account on the platform, in a poll by its owner Elon Musk. Mr. Trump's account was restored on Saturday evening. |
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| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is a major draw for visitors to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. PHOTO: JEFF GRITCHEN/ZUMA PRESS |
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Unplanned ride stoppages and wait times at Walt Disney's theme parks are on the rise. |
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A Wall Street Journal analysis of statistics from three amusement-park data providers showed average wait times and stoppages are on the rise. Disney disputed the notion that they have increased. All the while, Disney is raising prices broadly at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. |
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"I think for what we Europeans have been doing the past 3,000 years, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people." | — FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who delivered an hourlong defense of the decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar, a country with human rights issues and a ban on homosexuality. |
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Colorado Springs LGBT Nightclub Shooting Kills Five (Read) Snow Storms Batter Western and Northern New York (Read) Nurdle Hunters Patrol for Plastic Pellets That Can Kill Wildlife (Read) 🎧 The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Debacle (Listen) |
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| PHOTOS: F. MARTIN RAMIN/ THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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Holiday Gear and Gadget Gifts for 2022 That Are (Actually) Built to Last |
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Before impatiently grabbing your gear-minded giftees the first Bluetooth speaker or smartwatch you find, consider whether that item might actually be of use to them (or even their descendants) beyond the next few years. Here, our picks for tech, gear and lifestyle gifts with real staying power. |
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Debunking the Myth of the Tech Gods (Read) Ryan Cohen Wants to Be More Than a Meme-Stock King (Read) When Kids Exclude Peers From Group Chats and Texts, Is It Bullying? (Read) |
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| ILLUSTRATION: ZOHAR LAZAR |
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Lately, there’s been speculation that the social-media era may be petering out, especially at Twitter. Columnist Jason Gay wonders if if we will return to a simpler time, when we’d just make our lame jokes about Arby’s commercials and best-actor nominees to whomever was stuck in the TV den with us. |
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